Dusting powder box



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Ritchie Division Stone Container Corporation, Chicago, Ill.

Filed Dec. 23, 1960, Ser. No. 78,133 3 Claims. (Cl. 2296) This inventionrelates generally to containers for finely divided powders and moreparticularly is concerned with the provision of a container for cosmeticpowders so constructed as to be fillable in an upright position whilestill providing a powder-free compartment suitable for storage of anapplicator such as a powder puff.

Box structures heretofore utilized for cosmetic powders generallycomprise an open-topped container member, the exterior surface having adecorative finish thereon, a drum member having a frangible base andadapted to receive the powder therein and a cover member also generallyprovided with a decorative outer surface. The drum member is chosen tobe of less depth than the outer container and is adapted to be engagedtelescopically within the outer container with its head portion facingthe cover portion of the box thereby leaving a cylindrical storage areasuitable to receive a powder puff or the like. With the constructionsheretofore available, the filling procedure was necessarily firstfilling the drum member with the powder and then telescopically engagingthe outer container therefor until the walls of said dnlm abut the baseof said outer container. The outer container with the filled drumtherein engaged was then inverted, a powder puff inserted in the areaabove the drum head and the cover either telescopically inserted withinthe said area or telescopically engaged over the top thereof. Because ofthis inversion requirement, a completely clean surface Was substantiallyimpossible to achieve within the storage area as the inversion causedpowder to sift between the walls of the drum and container. Moreover,the multiple handling of the fragile drum head and the concurrentpressure exerted thereon during engagement with the outer containercaused numerous instances wherein the drum head would be torn orotherwise broken, necessitating replacement of the package and waste offilling material. Spillage also necessitated substantial housekeepingproblems .during the filling procedure. Multiple handling operationsalso were encountered, thereby raising costs of filling.

Because of the above mentioned inversion technique, several containerconstructions which would not have a tendency to allow powder sifting orbreakage have been proposed. Most of these involved expensive flangeformations and interlock constructions which for most cases were far toocostly for ordinary commercial distribution. Even with the strongercontainers and more expensive flange and interlock constructions, thefilling procedure remained unduly complicated because of the necessityof inversion.

Accordingly, it is the principal object of this invention to provide acontainer construction of the character described which permits thefilling procedure therefor to be carried out with the containerremaining continuously in an upright position, thereby substantiallyeliminating the prior difiiculties and disadvantages hereinaboveenumerated.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a containerconstruction for cosmetic powders and the like, a substantiallypowder-free storage compartment adapted to receive an applicator such asa powder puff therein, said construction being characterized by itscapability of being filled and assembled with minimum handling and withthe container remaining in an upright position.

A further object of the invention is the provision of Patented July 31,1962 means within said container for preventing sifting of the powderbetween the walls of the drum and container, and/ or escaping from thecontainer during shipment or storage thereof.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be forthcoming tothe skilled artisan a a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated indetail in the drawings and described in the foregoing description. It iscontemplated that many minor changes in form and dimensions may be madeby said skilled artisans without departing in spirit or concept from theinvention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing,

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the filled container embodying thefeatures of the invention with a portion thereof being broken away toshow interior construction.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the container shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a greatly enlarged sectional view taken along lines 3-3 ofFIG. 1 and in the direction indicated.

Generally the container embodying the invention comprises three partswhich are intended to be furnished to the filler. There is a cylindricalopen-topped portion adapted partially to be filled with powder, a secondpart or drum-like portion having an open top and a frangible drum-headis pressed down telescopically inside the first portion with the drumhead facing downward. The annular wall of the drum head is provided with2. rolled lip thereon to limit the movement of said drum in the firstportion. A third part comprising the cover member or cap is theninserted telescopically into the drum member. The drum member isprovided with a protrusion or circumferentlal rib along the length ofthe annular wall so as to provide a tight fit or seal preventing powderfrom sifting between the walls of the first portion and said annularwall of the drum after the said drum has been pushed into said firstportion.

Referring to FIG. 1 in which the container embodying the invention hasbeen generally designated by reference character 10, there areillustrated a cylindrical opentopped member 12, a drum portion 14 and acover member 16. The cylindrical member 12 is formed of a circular base18 of chipboard or the like glued to a cylindrical tubular member 19which may be covered with a decorative paper layer 24 or the like. Anywell known metal base may be used instead of base 18 if desired. Thedecorative layer 24 may' be bent and secured inside the upper edge oftubular member 19 as at 25.

The drum member 14, open at the top thereof, has a base or drum-head 26formed of paper or other frangible material and an annular wall 30. Saidannular wall 30 is provided with an outwardly extending rolled lip 32and a protrusion or circumferential rib 34 encircling the wall 30between the upper and lower ends thereof. The diameter of said annularWall is chosen so as tobe slightly less than the inner diameter of saidopen topped member 12 with the protrusion adapted to tightly engageagainst the inner surface 19 of the wall 19 of the mem- 12 when the drummember 14 is telescopically engaged therein. The rolled lip 32 limitsthe telescoping movement of the drum into the member 12 to the extentthat it abuts the top edge of member 12 as best shown in FIG. 3.

Said annular wall 30 is formed of a short section of a cylindrical tubeof suitable material such as cardboard. The protrusion 34 is provided bymeans of a string member 38 disposed on the exterior surface of the wall30 secured upon said exterior surface by one or more paper strips 40, 42adhered thereto. A decorative covering 43 covers the interior surface ofthe wall 30 and is exposed when the upper edge of the wall 30 is rolledoutwardly to i form said lip 32. The strip or tape 40 may also be em- .3ployed to secure the frangible drum head to the exterior surface of saidwall 30 adjacent said first edge.

The cover member or cap 16 is formed of a disc of suitable materialhaving a narrow ring 44 adhesively secured c'oncentrical thereof. Saidring or annular flange 44 is chosen to be of a diameter slightly lessthan the inner diameter of the member 36 while the disc is chosen to beof a diameter to engage upon the lip 32. Thus a flange46 is formed whichis adapted to rest upon the rolled lip 32 of the drum 14 when the cover16 is telescopically engaged within said drum and the annular wall ofsaid cover is engaged within the interior surface of the annular wall 30of the drum.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the space 50 in the member 12 below the drumhead 26 may be filled with the cosmetic powder such as dusting powder.The space 52 between the cover top and the drum head serves as a storagespacefor accommodating an applicator such as powder puff 54.

The bead or rib 34 cooperates with the interior surface 19 of wall 19 ofmember 12 to hold the drum tightly within said member 12 and preventspowder from sifting out of said container 10 during handling. Thus thebox 10 may be charged with powder in an upright position, sealed byforcing the drum member 14 into the top of the member 12, while stillupright. In this condition the applicator 54 is placed on the drum head26 in space 52, and the package is completed by inserting the cover 16in position.

Although the container 10 may be manufactured most economically fromsuch materials as chipboard or cardboard, other materials orcombinations thereof may also be utilized withlike results. Likewise,although the configuration of thepreferred embodiment has beencylindrical, the invention is certainly not limited to thisconfiguration. Other minor changes in shape, configuration or 'order ofassembly may be made without departing from the scope and concept of theinvention as claimed.

I claim:

'1. A container for finely divided powder or the like comprising atubular bottom member at least the walls of which are 'of paperboardadapted to be charged with a quantity of said powder while erect, anopen topped drum member having a drum head of frangible paper materialcapable of being readily ruptured and of a dimension and configurationto be pushed telescopically within said tubular member in substantiallydust-tight engagement, said head serving as the bottom of said drummember, the walls of said drum member being rolled outwardly at the topedge thereof to form an outwardly extending lip adapted to engage uponthe upper edge of said bottom member limiting the extent of saidtelescopic movement, the drum member forming an applicator storage spaceabove said drum head, and a cover member having an annular fiangeadapted to be engaged within said drum member to close said container.

2. A container for finely divided powder material comprising a pair oftelescopically engaged open topped members and a cover member, one ofsaid open topped members adapted to be partially filled with said powderwhile erect, the second of said open topped members adapted to be sealedtightly within said first open topped 4 member while still erect, thebase of said second open topped member being made of a frangible papermaterial capable of being easily ruptured and being disposed within saidfirst open topped member and said second open topped member having itswalls rolled outwardly at the top edge thereof forming an outwardlyextending flange portion, said flange portion adapted to engage with theupper edge of said first open topped member when said open toppedmembers are telescopically engaged, and said cover member adapted to betelescopically engaged within said second open topped member.

3. A container for finely divided powder or the like comprising atubular bottom member of paperboard adapted to be charged with aquantity of said powder while in erect position, said tubular bottommember formed of a circular member of paperboard, a cylindricalopen-ended ring member of paperboard of a diameter substantially that ofthe circular member and an outer layer of thin finishing paper material,said outer layer capable of carrying a decorative finish thereon; anopentopped drum member having a circular drum head of frangible materialcapable of being readily ruptured and of a dimension and configurationto be pushed telescopically within said tubular member in substantiallydusttight engagement therewith, said head serving as the bottom of saiddrum and dividing said tubular member into a powder chamber and anapplicator storage chamber, said drum member having an annular wallcomprising an inner layer of paperboard, an outer layer of thin,finishing-paper material and a narrow filament disposedcircumferentially in said annular wall and between said inner and outerlayers, said filament being spaced from the top and bottom edges of saidannular wall, said drum head being secured to said wall of said drummember by sandwiching the edges thereof between said inner and outerlayers, said narrow filament serving as a bead-forming member incooperation with said outer layer, said wall being rolled outwardly atthe top edges thereof to form an outwardly extending lip adapted toengage upon the upper edge of said bottom tubular member limiting theextent of telescopic movement of said drum head within said tubularmember, and a paperboard cover member of cylindrical open bottomedconfiguration and of a dimension to telescopically engage the assembledtubular member and drum member and close off the applicator storagechamber.

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